The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-17
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shippers and consumers are much
unsettled over the effect the new
freight rates will have over each of
their interests. The general trade
conditions are excellent. Manufac-
turers throughout the country are
busy from Maihe to Texas. During
the past few weeks comparatively few
new orders were placed.
Shippers have made no effort to
hold forward supplies on account OF
the unsettled rates. The reports
from various industrial centers are
as follows:At Boston lumber is active,
while quiet; boots and shoes are sell
ing well; the cotton products are ad-
vancing in price. At Chicago, rail
way material is in very active de.
.mand; coal is quiet, lumber active
and general feeling Of confidence
prevails.
At Philadelphia there has been a
general falling off in business at
mills aud factories, though they are
crowded with work, and everything
promises well.
Pittsburg, iron mills, glass works
and manufacturing establishments
are all over sold. New enterprises
are spriDging up. At Louisville in
dustrial activity is general, and bust
moss is brisk. In st. Louis q quiet
weeks business has been done, aud
at Kansas City lumber and builders
hardware are more active than ever.
In Milwaukee business has been
checked by an advance in freight.
10 Omaha reports are all good. In
New Orleans there has been q de-
cided falling off in business.
A great deal of combining, nego-
tiating and pooling is quietly going
on among railroads in spite of the in
terstate law. Phis new law will COM
pei railroads to consult each others
mutual interest. The volume of
railroad traffic will very soon increase.
| For the first quarter OF the year
1874, 900 men went on a strike against
10000 in 1886. Wages have been
advanced 10 to 10 per cent. through
cut the United States within the past
two years.
| At Cincinnati, 1900 carpenters and
hod carriers struck for an advance.
A strike is threatened among 1000
glass workers at Pittsburg. At Bos-
ton the building trades will work
nine hours only.
The fight still goes on between the
Massachusetts, boot and shoe makers
and their workmep. There is only
one thing that machinery has not
been able to do for a shoe, and that
is to last fine shoes without tacks
At last a machine has been perfected
which it is said will do this work.
The past quarters shoe bushes;
shows marked Improvement ovel
the first quarter Of last year.
A strike occurred in German
manufacturing district for reduc
ton of hours of labor, which ar,
now from $50 O'Clock. am. to 7:3C
pm. Industrial agitations on larg,
scale are threatened there, becaus,
of the increasing opportunities O.
labor. Surplus labor is not quite 81
abundant.
Illinois has 634 labor organizations
with a membership of 1865, o
whom two-thirds are foreigners anC
one-half are Knights. OF the Knights
20 per cent. are skilled workmen
Last year the wOrkmen of Illinois
lost in strikes ,328,273 days, worth
in wages 1854 500. There were Il.
strikes, involving 80, 522 workers.
New York is credited with 308 00(
wage workers, Philadelphia 10000
Chicago 100000, Boston 10000, Cin
oinnati 95,100, Pittsburg 78, 100 anC
st. Louis $500. Minneapolis, which
is Boosting more loudly than any city
on the continent about itself and it,
coming greatness, has only corpo
rails guard of7S00 outside ofsawmilll
and carshops.
Two thirds of all the hands engaged
in the hosiery and knit goods manu-
facture have received an advance Of
s per cent. since 1885; cigars maker
z to 10 per cent. more, and workers
in meat packing establishments l:
per cent. more.
The employing carpenters anC
trainers of New York have conceded
80 60 per day.
SO far 1880 wage workers hav,
struck this month, ofwhom one-hal
are in Chicago.
Northern capital is finding abuud
ant employment in Texas. A $3.50,
600 compress is to be erected a
Demopolis; another is to DO built q
Sheffield, Ala.
Since 1884 there has been an in
crease of 10000 hands in New Eng
land cotton mills.
The Wisconsin Assembly hal
passed a bill fning or imprisoninl
employees who blacklist latorers.
In thirty-three cities there ha
been an increase in the past two year
/ of 10000 in the building trades.
A syndicate OF New Workers, rep
, resenting $2,000,000, has located a
= Ell Paso, and will put up machiner
d. enough to employ 700 men in reduc
4 ing ores.
4 Banks are multiplying in tn
= South. At Knoxville the numbe
will be increased from three t
= seven. Nashville will have q ban
a with capital OF 100000.
t There is a probability of a partia
8 suspension of some New Englan
0 wooden mills. The hosiery interest
I of New York are still full of order
8 and have good prospects,
:, The Connecticut Legislature ha
: passed an act calling for weekly pay
t ments by corporations to the exteu
s Of so per cent. Of earnings and on
Q full settlement once q month.
! The nine hour workmen in man
q cities are willing to strike for eigh
Q hours, but the officials of the union
9 doubt the urgency and expediency 9
u such q movement at this time.
= Eastern shoe manufacturers ar
!. receiving invitations from manu-
: facturers big and little in some {
the Middle and Western States
. come there and settle under fire
land and no taxation,